©2018 | Printed in Beirut, Lebanon Contents PREFACE ......................................................................................................8 A. My Vision ......................................................................................................8 B. My Story .....................................................................................................12 C. My Biography .............................................................................................18 D. My Statements ............................................................................................21 I. PERSONAL .........................................................................................39 II. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ...............................................................41 III. EMPLOYMENT RECORD ........................................................................43 A. Academic Appointments ..............................................................................43 Full-time Appointments ........................................................................................ 43 Visiting Appointments .......................................................................................... 43 B. Government of Lebanon Appointments .........................................................44 C. Administrative Appointments ......................................................................45 D. Non-Academic Appointments .......................................................................50 IV. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE .......................................................................52 A. Teaching .....................................................................................................52 Graduate Courses (6) ........................................................................................... 52 Undergraduate Courses (13) ................................................................................. 52 Teaching Evaluation ............................................................................................. 53 B. Laboratory Supervision ...............................................................................55 C. Coordination ...............................................................................................55 D. Student Advising ........................................................................................55 V. AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND RECOGNITIONS .....................................57 VI. HONORS (Invited) ...............................................................................61 VII. SERVICE ON BOARDS AND COMMITTEES ...............................................64 A. At the American University of Beirut (AUB) ...................................................64 3 (1) Departmental Committees ............................................................................... 64 (2) Faculty Committees ......................................................................................... 65 (3) University Committees, Boards & Councils ....................................................... 66 (4) Board of Trustees Committees ......................................................................... 68 B. At Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman (2004-2006) .........................................68 (1) University Committees .................................................................................... 68 (2) Board of Trustees Committees ......................................................................... 68 C. While Serving as Minister of Education & Higher Education (2011-2014) .......69 (1) Ministerial Committees ................................................................................... 69 (2) Committees Chaired at the Ministry of Education & Higher Education ............... 70 (3) Council Chaired at the Level of Arab Ministers .................................................. 70 D. Services to The Community and Conference Committees ...............................71 (1) Services to the Community .............................................................................. 71 (2) Conference Committees .................................................................................. 72 (3) Other Conference Activities ............................................................................. 76 (4) Journal Editorial Board .................................................................................... 77 VIII. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES ..................................................................78 A. Invited Keynote Addresses ..........................................................................78 B. Invited Visits, Presentations and Seminars ...................................................81 C. Invited Media Interviews (TV, Radio, etc.) .....................................................85 D. Continuing Education & Improvement Activities............................................87 E. Refereeing and External Review ...................................................................88 Journals ............................................................................................................... 88 Conferences ......................................................................................................... 89 Promotion Committees ......................................................................................... 91 Other ................................................................................................................... 92 IX. MAJOR VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE .....................................................93 A. Board Member, Lebanese Omani Business Council ........................................93 B. Member of the Board of Trustees, Social Welfare Institutions ........................93 C. Chairman, IT Committee of the Board of Trustees, SWI ..................................93 D. Member, Financial & Administrative Committee of the Board of Trustees, SWI 94 E. Founder & President, RTF Charity NGO ..........................................................94 F. Member, Board of Advisors, Al-Quds Academy For Scientific Research ...........94 G. Board Member of the GHCF Global Assembly Council ....................................95 H. SNHU Advisory Board Member for GEM ........................................................95 4 X. MAJOR CONSULTING ACTIVITIES ...........................................................96 XI. AFFILIATIONS TO PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY SOCIETIES ................99 A. Professional Societies .................................................................................99 B. Honorary Societies ....................................................................................100 XII. AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST ..........................................................101 XIII. POSTGRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISION ............102 A. Masters Degree Theses .............................................................................102 Principal Supervisor ........................................................................................... 102 Co- Supervisor/Member of Examining Committee ................................................ 103 B. Graduate-Level Special Projects .................................................................105 C. Undergraduate Degree (B.Eng.) Projects .....................................................105 XIV. PUBLICATIONS ..................................................................................106 Summary of Research Accomplishments ........................................................106 Citations By Peer Researchers & H-index ............................................................. 108 A. Books .......................................................................................................108 Authored Books ................................................................................................. 108 Edited Books ..................................................................................................... 109 B. Book Chapters ..........................................................................................109 C. Refereed Journal Papers ............................................................................110 D. Refereed Papers in Conference Proceedings ...............................................114 E. Abstracts in Conference Proceedings ..........................................................120 F. Monographs and Other Invited Publications ...............................................121 XV. RESEARCH GRANTS ...........................................................................122 A. Competitive Research Grants .....................................................................122 International Grants ........................................................................................... 122 Local Grants ....................................................................................................... 123 B. Travel Grants ............................................................................................125 XVI. TECHNICAL RESEARCH & QUALITY AUDIT REPORTS ..............................127 APPENDIX (A): LIST OF UNDERGRADUATE FINAL-YEAR PROJECTS .................130 APPENDIX (B): CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS................................................133 5 Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail Ralph Waldo Emerson 6 Preface PREFACE My Vision